JP2007151908A - Assistance device for toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a toilet assistance device that is excellent in convenience of use and has excellent packing properties during distribution as a product.
SOLUTION: A pair of right and left struts 1 that can be adjusted in height, a horizontal member 3 that can explain the length connecting the upper ends of the respective struts 1, and an upper end of the strut 1 or both ends of the horizontal member 3 The armrest 4 is provided in the part, and the backrest 5 is attached to the horizontal member 3. According to such a configuration, since the column 1 can be adjusted in height and the horizontal member 3 can be adjusted in length, the height position of the armrest 4 and the interval in the width direction can also be adjusted by the seated person. It can be adjusted optimally according to the sitting posture, and convenience when using the toilet is improved. Further, since the backrest 5 is provided on the horizontal member 3 and the height of the backrest 5 is changed following the change in the height of the armrest 4 accompanying the height adjustment of the support column 1, the seated person can The backrest 5 and the backrest 5 can be used together in an optimum state according to the user's preference, and the comfort during the stool is improved.

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Description

    The present invention relates to a toilet assistance device that is provided in a Western-style toilet and mainly assists the operation or posture of a physically weak person such as an elderly person or a physically handicapped person during use.

  When a physically weak person uses a Western-style toilet, the most serious problems are the sitting operation on the toilet seat, the rising operation from the sitting posture, and the posture maintenance in the toilet. Conventionally, various assistance devices have been proposed for the purpose of assisting the operation and posture maintenance of such physically weak persons during stool (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).

  Patent Document 1 includes a handrail portion having a substantially “U” -shaped planar shape disposed from both sides to the rear portion of a toilet of a Western-style toilet, a pair of left and right legs that support the handrail portion on both sides, A toilet aid provided with a foot portion fixed to the lower end of each leg and extending in the front-rear direction of the toilet, and in a state where the aid is installed on the toilet side, both the legs and both sides of the toilet A connecting pipe having an expansion / contraction bar between walls is arranged, and the connecting pipe is extended to fix the legs by pressing and urging the left and right toilet wall surfaces.

  In Patent Document 2, a pair of left and right legs placed on the floor surface on the side of a Western-style toilet, a pair of left and right pillars erected on the legs, and a horizontal connection between the pillars. A handrail provided with a frame composed of a connecting portion, the frame being fixed to a toilet, wherein each of the support columns is provided with an armrest extending forward, the armrest being rotatable in the vertical direction, and the armrest The height position of the frame can be adjusted, and the attachment position of the frame to the toilet is adjustable in the front-rear direction.

  In Patent Document 3, the upper frame has a substantially “U” -shaped planar shape and is disposed so as to surround both the left and right sides and the rear part of the toilet of a Western-style toilet, and has an approximately “L” -shaped shape. It has a pair of left and right lower frames that support both sides, and an armrest handrail that can be individually adjusted in height is attached to each of both sides of the upper frame, and the center of the upper frame that corresponds to the rear of the toilet bowl Shown is a toilet auxiliary device fitted with drool.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 110-19004 JP 2004-313734 A JP-A-2004-347.

  However, in the device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the handrail portion having a substantially “U” -shaped planar shape is integrally configured, the width dimension thereof is fixed, and the assisting tool is provided by the tension action between the toilet side wall and the toilet wall surface. Therefore, there are restrictions on installation, such as difficult installation depending on the width of the toilet room. In addition, when the handrail portion having a large shape, and the leg portion and the foot portion are integrally configured, and the above-mentioned aid is placed in the distribution process as a product, the packing shape becomes unnecessarily large, and the packaging property is reduced. There is also a problem.

  In the handrail for the toilet shown in Patent Document 2, the width dimension, that is, the interval between the left and right armrests, the space where the toilet user is present is fixed, and the increase / decrease adjustment thereof is not possible. For example, there is a concern that the problem of poor usability may occur depending on conditions such as the physique of the toilet user.

  In the toilet auxiliary device shown in Patent Document 3, an armrest and a backrest are provided on the upper frame, but as in the case of Patent Document 2, the width dimension of the upper frame is fixed and the increase / decrease adjustment cannot be performed. Since it is a structure, we are anxious about the problem that usability is bad depending on conditions, such as a toilet user's physique, for example. In addition, the upper frame and the lower frame having a large bent shape are both integrated, and therefore, there is a problem in terms of packing property in the case of being placed in a distribution process because of low degradation as a whole.

  Therefore, the present invention is mainly intended to provide a toilet assistance device that is excellent in convenience of use and has excellent packing properties during distribution as a product.

  In the present invention, the following configuration is adopted in order to solve the above problems.

  The toilet assistance device according to the first invention of the present application includes a pair of left and right support columns 1, 1 that are erected on both sides of the toilet 81 in the width direction and whose height is adjustable, and length adjustment. The horizontal member 3 that connects the upper ends of the columns 1 and 1 and the upper ends of the columns 1 and 1 or both ends of the horizontal member 3 are attached in a state of extending forward. And a pair of left and right armrests 4 and 4, and a backrest 5 is attached to the horizontal member 3.

  According to a second invention of the present application, in the toilet assistance device according to the first invention, the lower ends of the support columns 1, 1 are parallel to the front-rear direction of the toilet 81 on both sides in the width direction of the toilet 81. A pair of left and right grounding legs 2 and 2 having a straight shape fixed to the ground is fixed so that the position of the grounding legs 2 and 2 can be adjusted in the axial direction.

  According to a third invention of the present application, in the toilet assistance device according to the first or second invention, the backrest 5 can be tilted in the front-rear direction with respect to the horizontal member 3 and in the width direction. It is characterized by being mounted so that its position can be adjusted.

In the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(A) According to the toilet assistance device according to the first invention of the present application,
The height of the pair of left and right columns 1 and 1 can be adjusted, and the length of the horizontal member 3 that connects the upper ends of the columns 1 and 1 can be adjusted. The height position and the widthwise distance of the pair of left and right armrests 4, 4 attached to the upper end of the horizontal member 3 or the both ends of the horizontal member 3 are set to the physique of the user sitting on the toilet seat or the preferred sitting posture. Can be adjusted optimally according to
Further, since the backrest 5 is provided on the horizontal member 3, the height of the backrest 5 is also changed following the change in the height of the armrest 4 accompanying the height adjustment of the support column 1, The user seated on the toilet seat can use both the armrest 4 and the backrest 5 in an optimal state according to his / her preference,
As a synergistic effect, it is possible to provide a toilet assistance device that is excellent in convenience and comfort when using a toilet.
(B) According to the toilet assistance device according to the second invention of the present application, in addition to the effect described in the above (a), the following specific effect is obtained. That is, according to the present invention, the pair of left and right grounding legs 2 having a straight shape in which the lower ends of the support columns 1 and 1 are grounded and fixed in parallel to the front and rear direction of the toilet 81 on both sides of the toilet 81 in the width direction. , 2 is fixed so that the position of the grounding legs 2, 2 can be adjusted in the axial direction. Therefore, a simple operation of moving the support pillars 1, 1 without removing the grounding legs 2, 2 as a whole is possible. Only, the armrests 4, 4 and the backrest 5 are integrally moved in the front-rear direction with respect to the toilet 81 and optimally adjusted according to the physique of the user seated on the toilet seat or the preferred sitting posture. In addition, the convenience and comfort when using the toilet are further improved, and the workability in the installation work and the position adjustment work can be expected to be improved.
(C) According to the toilet assistance device according to the third invention of the present application, in addition to the effects described in the above (a) or (b), the following specific effects can be obtained. That is, in the present invention, the backrest 5 is attached to the horizontal member 3 so as to be tiltable in the front-rear direction and to be adjustable in the width direction.
By setting the inclination angle of the backrest 5 so as to correspond to the inclination of the back of the seated person sitting on the toilet seat, the back of the seated person is accurately supported by the backrest 5, and High supportability is ensured,
Since the position of the backrest 5 is adjustable in the width direction with respect to the horizontal member 3, for example, the length of the horizontal member 3 can be changed to change the length of the pair of left and right columns 1, 1. Even when the facing distance is changed, the backrest 5 is positioned at the axial center of the horizontal member 3 (in other words, the substantially center of the facing distance between the pair of left and right columns 1, 1). The back of the seated person on the toilet seat can be reliably and stably supported by the backrest 5.
Etc. are obtained.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described based on preferred embodiments.

  In FIG. 1, the state which has arrange | positioned the toilet assistance apparatus Z which concerns on embodiment of this invention in the rear part of the western style toilet X provided with the toilet bowl 81 and the toilet seat 82 is shown.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the assisting device Z has a frame-like frame structure, and includes a pair of left and right support columns 1, 1, and a lower end of each support column 1, 1. A pair of left and right grounding legs 2, 2 connected in a substantially orthogonal state, a horizontal member 3 that is installed between the upper ends of the support columns 1, 1 and connects them, and the horizontal members 3, 3 includes a pair of left and right armrests 4 and 4 pivotally supported at both ends, and a backrest 5 attached to the horizontal member 3.

A: The structure of the support | pillar 1 The said support | pillar 1 is comprised by the pipe body of a predetermined diameter, as shown to FIG.1, 2, and FIG.4, 5, and the 1st main material 11 located in the lower side and the upper side. The first main material 11 and the second main material 12 are connected by a height adjustment mechanism P so that the height can be adjusted.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the height adjusting mechanism P includes a bonding material 14 fitted and fixed to the outer peripheral side of the upper end portion of the first main material 11, and a lower end portion of the second main material 12. The intermediate member 13 is configured to be fitted and fixed in an outwardly protruding state on the inner peripheral side thereof.

  The intermediate member 13 is composed of a pipe body that can be inserted into the second main member 12, and a plurality of engaging recesses 18 (see FIG. 8) having arc-shaped cross sections at predetermined intervals in the axial direction are formed on one side surface thereof. (6 in this embodiment) are formed, and each engagement recess 18 is formed with a hole 19. A plurality of holes 20 are formed on the other side surface of the intermediate member 13 so as to correspond to the holes 19.

  The joining material 14 is constituted by a pipe body that can be externally inserted into the first main material 11, and as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the first main material 11 is inserted into the first main material 11. An opening 17 having a substantially fan-like cross-sectional shape is formed on one side of the position corresponding to the position directly above the upper end of 11, and a concave receiving hole 49 is formed at a position facing the opening 17 across the axis. is doing.

  An attachment / detachment lever 15 is attached to the opening 17 so as to be rotatable around the fulcrum pin 16. The detachable lever 15 includes a base portion 15a provided with the fulcrum pin 16 and a gripping portion 15b extending from the base portion 15a to the side. The base portion 15a has an arcuate guide projection surface. 47 and an engagement piece 46 provided with a screw hole 48 is fixed in a state in which the guide projecting surface 47 is projected.

  Note that, as shown in FIG. 8B, the guide protrusion surface 47 has an inner peripheral surface of the bonding material 14 in a state where the grip portion 15b is pulled forward (hereinafter referred to as “lock-off position”). Located at the same position or outside. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), when the gripping portion 15b is pushed into the bonding material 14 side (hereinafter referred to as “lock position”), it is on the axis of the engagement piece 46. The receiving hole 49 is positioned, and the guide protrusion 47 protrudes inward from the inner peripheral surface of the bonding material 14 by a predetermined amount.

  As described above, the first main material 11 including the bonding material 14 and the second main material 12 including the intermediate material 13 are moved by the detachable lever 15 via the bonding material 14 and the intermediate material 13. Fixed, bonded.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the intermediate material 13 of the second main material 12 is inserted into the first main material 11 through the bonding material 14, and as shown in FIG. With the detachable lever 15 set to the lock-off position, an arbitrary engaging recess 18 of the intermediate member 13 is made to correspond to the opening 17 on the bonding member 14 side. Thereafter, the detachable lever 15 is operated from the lock-off position to the lock position, and the guide projection surface 47 of the engagement piece 46 is moved toward the intermediate member 13 as shown in FIG. 18 is inserted. Further, the fixing pin 36 is engaged with the screw hole 48, and the tip end side is engaged with the receiving hole 49 through the hole 19 and the hole 20 of the intermediate material 13. In this state, the intermediate member 13 and the bonding member 14 are brought into contact with the engagement piece 46 on the bonding member 14 side and the engagement recess 18 on the intermediate member 13 side, and the fixing pin 36. By both engaging actions, it is securely joined and fixed.

  The support column 1 made of the first main material 11 and the second main material 12 is configured such that the engagement piece 46 of the detachable lever 15 is selectively used as one of the plurality of engagement recesses 18 on the intermediate material 13 side. As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the height can be adjusted by increasing / decreasing its length.

B: Configuration of Grounding Leg 2 The grounding leg 2 is for fixing the lower end of the support column 1 to the toilet floor, and is configured by a pipe body having a predetermined length as shown in FIG. The grounding leg 2 includes a fixing plate 23 on one end side in the axial direction, and the joint material 22 described below is fitted on the other end side. The joint material 22 is a pipe body having a T-shape, and the main material 21 is inserted into the straight first insertion tube portion 25 while being orthogonal to the first insertion tube portion 25. The lower end of the support column 1 is inserted into the second insertion tube portion 26. The joint material 22 and the lower end of the support column 1 are fixed by a fixing screw 72 provided on the second fitting tube portion 26.

  An elongated hole 27 extending in the axial direction is formed on the side surface of the first fitting tube portion 25 of the joint material 22, and a fixing screw 71 inserted from the elongated hole 27 is inserted into the screw hole 28 on the main material 21 side. The main material 21 is fixed to the joint material 22 by screwing into the joint material 22. The relative position between the main material 21 and the fixing plate 23 can be changed by changing the position of the fixing screw 71 in the elongated hole 27.

  The joint material 22 is also provided with a fixing plate 24. The main material 21 is inserted into the first fitting tube portion 25 of the joint material 22, and the main material 21 side fixing plate 23 and the fixing plate 23 are inserted. By fixing the fixing plate 24 on the side to the toilet floor surface side, the support 1 is fixed to the toilet floor surface. Therefore, by changing the relative position of the main material 21 and the joint material 22, the standing position of the support column 1 on the toilet floor is adjusted in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 1).

C: Configuration of Horizontal Material 3 As shown in FIG. 4, the horizontal material 3 is composed of a pipe body having a predetermined diameter, and has a two-part structure composed of a first main material 31 and a second main material 32. In addition, the first main material 31 and the second main material 32 are connected by a length adjustment mechanism Q so as to be adjustable in length.

  The length adjustment mechanism Q has the same configuration as the height adjustment mechanism P provided on the column 1 side, and as shown in FIG. The connecting member 34 is fitted and fixed on the outer peripheral side, and the intermediate member 33 is inserted and fixed on the inner peripheral side of the end portion of the second main material 32. A desorption lever 35 is provided on one side of the bonding material 34, and a plurality of engagement recesses 60 having engagement holes 61 are provided on the intermediate material 33 side. The first main member 31 and the second main member 32 are joined via the intermediate member 33 and the joining member 34 by engaging the engaging piece 38 on the detachable lever 15 side and inserting the fixing pin 36. At the same time, the length of the horizontal member 3 is adjusted by selectively engaging the engagement piece 38 on the side of the detachable lever 15 into the plurality of engagement recesses 60.

  In this case, the first main material 31 is fixed to and integrated with the upper end of one side of the pair of columns 1, 1, and the second main material 32 is the other side of the pair of columns 1, 1. Since the horizontal member 3 is adjusted to be integrated with each other, the distance between the pair of support columns 1 and 1 (that is, the width direction of the toilet assistance device Z) is adjusted by adjusting the length of the horizontal member 3. It will be.

  Here, the difference between the height adjusting mechanism P on the support column 1 side and the length adjusting mechanism Q on the horizontal member 3 side is that the length adjusting mechanism Q is on one side of the bonding material 34. The engagement holes 61 are formed at predetermined intervals in the axial direction. The engagement hole 61 provided in the bonding material 34 is for attaching a backrest 5 described later to the horizontal member 3 and adjusting the position thereof.

D: Configuration of Armrest 4 As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the armrest 4 includes a frame material 41 formed of a pipe body having a predetermined length, and an elbow support attached to the upper surface near the tip of the frame material 41. 42, and the base end portion of the frame member 41 is connected to the end portion of the first main member 31 and the end portion of the second main member 32 of the horizontal member 3 via the pivotal support 6. Each installed.

  The pivotal support 6 has a conventionally well-known structure having a stopper function, and the description of the specific structure is omitted. However, the armrest 4 is shown by a solid line in FIGS. Between the extending posture extending substantially horizontally from the horizontal member 3 side to the front and the jumping posture jumped upward from the horizontal member 3 side as shown by the chain line in each figure. In addition to supporting the posture in a freely changeable manner, particularly in the extended posture described above, it is configured so that the posture can be supported by supporting the load from above by the provided stooper function (not shown). Yes. Needless to say, the pair of left and right armrests 4 and 4 can be individually changed in posture.

E: Configuration of Backrest 5 As shown in FIG. 1, the backrest 5 is arranged in a standing state above the rear of the Western toilet X in the state where the assistance device Z is installed at the rear of the Western toilet X. Thus, the user's back seated on the toilet seat 82 is supported to help maintain the user's posture. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and 12, the backrest 5 has a vertically-long rectangular flat plate-like shape, and the lower end portion thereof is connected to the horizontal member 3 via the bracket 54 described below. It is attached to 34 parts.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 12 (a), the backrest 5 has a cushion 52 placed on the front surface of a support plate 51 having a vertically long rectangular flat plate shape and the outer surface thereof is covered with a skin 53, while the support plate A back plate 50 is attached to the back side of 51. A bracket 54 described below is attached to the lower end portion of the back plate 50, and is supported on the side of the horizontal member 3 via the bracket 54.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 12, the bracket 54 includes a half piece cylindrical first piece 55 fastened and fixed to the back plate 50 side of the backrest 5 by a fixing screw 74, and the first piece 55.
Are formed in a half-cracked cylindrical second piece 56 that is abutted in a facing state and fastened and fixed by a fixing screw 73, and sandwiching the bonding material 34 on the horizontal member 3 side between them, The backrest 5 is fixed to the horizontal member 3.

  Here, in this embodiment, the backrest 5 is tilted backward by an angle α (for example, 15 °) from the upright posture as shown in FIG. In order to make it possible to change the posture between the inclined postures, the following configuration is adopted. That is, a protrusion 57 is formed on the inner surface of the second piece 56 of the bracket 54, and the protrusion 57 is provided on each side of the outer peripheral surface of the bonding material 34 on the horizontal member 3 side. It is engaged in the hole 61. In this case, the engagement hole 61 is a long hole having a long axis in the circumferential direction of the bonding material 34, and the protrusion 57 engaged with the engagement hole 61 is in the long axis direction in the engagement hole 6. It can be moved by α each time. The dimension of the engagement hole 61 in the minor axis direction is slightly larger than the diameter dimension of the protrusion 57.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 12 (a), when the backrest 5 is in the upright posture, the projection 57 contacts the upper end of the engagement hole 61, and the backrest 5 tilts further forward. If the backrest 5 is tilted backward from this upright posture, the backrest 5 tilts backward by an angle α as shown in FIG. In the state set in the posture, the protrusion 57 is in contact with the lower end of the engagement hole 61 and is prevented from tilting further beyond that.

  On the other hand, the interval between the engagement holes 61 provided in the bonding material 34 on the horizontal member 3 side matches the interval between the holes 62 provided in the intermediate member 33 of the second main material 32. I am letting. With this configuration, for example, when the length of the horizontal member 3 is changed by selecting the hole 62, the bonding material 34 in which the protrusion 57 of the bracket 54 is engaged correspondingly. By changing the engagement hole 61 on the side, the backrest 5 can always be set at the axial center position of the horizontal member 3 regardless of the change in the length of the horizontal member 3. In other words, even if the width dimension of the assisting device Z is changed, the backrest 5 can be always installed at the center in the width direction without being affected by this.

  In this embodiment, as described above, the lower end portion of the backrest 5 is fixed to the horizontal member 3 side via the bracket 54. However, in other embodiments of the present application, As shown in FIG. 13, the bracket 54 may be provided at the middle position of the backrest 5 in the vertical direction, and the backrest 5 may be tilted about the middle portion. In the case of such a configuration, the backrest 5 is displaced in the front-rear direction as both the lower end side and the upper end side are tilted, so that the lower end side of the backrest 5 is centered as shown in FIG. Thus, there is an advantage that the variation of the support form increases as compared with the configuration in which the lower end side of the side backrest 5 is hardly displaced as in the case of tilting and the upper end side is largely displaced.

F: Installation state of the assistance device Z The state where the assistance device Z composed of the members configured as described above is installed at the rear part of the Western-style toilet X is the state shown in FIG. In this installed state, the pair of left and right armrests 4, 4 extend forward from the rear end side of the toilet seat 82 on both sides of the Western toilet X. Further, the backrest 5 is disposed above the rear portion of the toilet seat 82.

And in this assistance device Z,
First, it is possible to change the height position of each of the armrests 4 and 4 by adjusting the height of each of the support columns 1 and 1.
Secondly, by adjusting the length of the horizontal member 3, the pair of left and right support columns 1, one turn, that is, the pair of the western style toilets X that are respectively positioned on both sides of the western toilet X across the width direction. The space in the width direction above the toilet seat 82 can be increased or decreased.
Thirdly, by moving the position of the joint material 22 attached near the rear end of the grounding leg 2 in the axial direction of the side grounding leg 2, the strut 1, Only the upper part from 1 can be moved in the front-rear direction as a unit,
Fourthly, the backrest 5 can be always installed at the center in the width direction of the assistance device Z even if the width dimension of the assistance device Z is changed.

As a result, in the assistance device Z of this embodiment, the following operational effects are obtained.
(A) The height of the pair of left and right columns 1, 1 can be adjusted, and the length of the horizontal member 3 that connects the upper ends of the columns 1, 1 can be adjusted. The height position and the widthwise interval of the pair of left and right armrests 4, 4 attached to the upper end of each column 1, 1 or both ends of the horizontal member 3 are determined by the user sitting on the toilet seat 82. The backrest 5 can be optimally adjusted according to the physique or the preferred sitting posture, and the backrest 5 is provided on the horizontal member 3 so that the height of the armrest 4 according to the height adjustment of the column 1 can be adjusted. Following the change, the height of the backrest 5 is also changed, so that a seated person on the toilet seat can use both the armrest 4 and the backrest 5 in an optimum state according to his / her preference. As a synergistic effect of these, a toy with excellent convenience and comfort when using a toilet The assistance device Z for use can be provided.
(B) A pair of left and right grounding legs 2 and 2 having a straight shape fixed to the lower ends of the support columns 1 and 1 parallel to the front and rear direction of the toilet 81 on both sides in the width direction of the toilet 81 On the other hand, since the position of the grounding legs 2 and 2 is fixed so as to be adjustable in the axial direction, only by a simple operation of moving the support pillars 1 and 1 without detaching the entire grounding legs 2 and 2, The armrests 4 and 4 and the backrest 5 can be adjusted optimally according to the physique of the user who sits on the toilet seat by moving the armrest 4 and 4 and the backrest 5 in the front-rear direction with respect to the toilet 81. In addition to the further improvement in convenience and comfort when using the toilet, improvement in workability in installation work and position adjustment work can be expected.
(C) Since the backrest 5 is attached to the horizontal member 3 so as to be tiltable in the front-rear direction and adjustable in the width direction, the inclination angle of the backrest 5 is set to the toilet seat. By setting so as to correspond to the inclination of the back of the seated occupant, the back of the occupant is accurately supported by the backrest 5 and high supportability for the occupant is ensured.

Further, since the backrest 5 can be adjusted in position in the width direction with respect to the horizontal member 3, for example, the length of the horizontal member 3 is changed to change the pair of left and right columns 1, Even when the facing distance of 1 is changed, the backrest 5 is positioned at the axial center part of the horizontal member 3 (in other words, the substantially center part of the facing distance between the pair of left and right columns 1, 1). Thus, the back of the seated person on the toilet seat can be reliably and stably supported by the backrest 5.
G: Packing property By the way, when the said assistance apparatus Z puts this in a distribution process, this is packed and shipped, but in this case, since the said assistance apparatus Z has a frame shape as a whole, If packing is performed in an integrated state or a state close to this, the packing form becomes larger than necessary, which is uneconomical in terms of product distribution.

  However, in the assistance device Z of this embodiment, in consideration of this packing property, a more compact packing form is realized by appropriately dividing each constituent member.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the assisting device Z is disassembled into parts that can be formed into a planar shape, and is disassembled into six parts groups A1 to A6 and packed.

  That is, the second main material 12 of one strut 1, the first main material 31 of the horizontal member 3, and the one armrest 4 define the first item group A1, and the second main material 12 of the other strut 1 and the horizontal member. The second main member 32 of the frame member 3 and the other armrest 4 are attached to the second article group A2, the backrest 5 is attached to the third component group A3, and the first main member 11 of one column 1 is attached to this. The joint member 22 is used to connect the fourth component group A4, the first main member 11 of the other support column 1 and the joint member 22 attached to the fifth component group A5, and the two ground members. The legs 2 and 2 constitute a sixth component group A6.

  Then, the first and second parts groups A1 and A2 are both developed in a planar shape, and the first main material 31 of the first parts group A1 and the second main material 32 of the second parts group A2 are placed. It is made to face in the aligned state and is stored near one end in the longitudinal direction of the packaging box 30. The backrest 5 that constitutes the third part group A3 alone is housed in the empty space between the second main members 12, 12 in the first and second part groups A1, A2, and the fourth and The fifth component groups A4 and A5 are housed near the other end in the longitudinal direction of the packaging box 30 in a state where they are placed upside down. Further, the sixth component group A6 accommodates the grounding legs 2 and 2 as its constituent members in a juxtaposed state next to the fourth and fifth component groups A4 and A5. By setting it as this accommodation form, the said assistance apparatus Z can be efficiently accommodated in the packing box 30 with thinner thickness.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which installed the assistance apparatus for toilets concerning embodiment of this invention in a western style toilet part. It is a perspective view from the front side of the assistance device for toilets. It is a perspective view from the back side of the said assistance apparatus for toilets. It is a disassembled perspective view of the assistance apparatus for toilets shown in FIG. It is a principal part of the support | pillar part of the toilet assistance apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the height adjustment function of the said assistance apparatus for toilets. It is an expanded sectional view of the said support | pillar. It is an expanded sectional view of the desorption lever with which the above-mentioned support was equipped. It is sectional drawing of the crosspiece in the said assistance apparatus for toilets. It is explanatory drawing of the width adjustment function in the said assistance apparatus for toilets. It is a disassembled perspective view of the backrest part in the said assistance apparatus for toilets. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the backrest in the said assistance apparatus for toilets. It is another operation | movement explanatory drawing of the backrest in the said assistance apparatus for toilets. It is packing form explanatory drawing of the said assistance apparatus for toilets.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 .... Support | pillar 2 ... Grounding leg 3 ... Horizontal member 4 ... Armrest 5 ... Backrest 6 ... Pivot 11 ... First main material 12 ... Second main material 13 ... Intermediate material 14 ..Joint material 15 ..Removal lever 16 ..Pin point pin 17 ..Opening 18 ..engagement recess 19 ..hole 20 ..hole 21 ..main material 22 ..joint material 23 .. fixing plate 24 .. Fixing plate 25 .. first fitting insertion tube portion 26 .. second fitting insertion tube portion 27 .. long hole 28 .. screw hole 30 .. packing box 31 .. first main material 32 .. second main material 33 ..Intermediate material 34 ..Joint material 35 ..Removal lever 36 ..Fixing pin 37 ..Support pin 41 ..Frame material 42 ..Elbow support material 47 ..Guide projection surface 48 ..Screw hole 49. Hole 50 ·· Back plate 51 ·· Support plate 52 · · Cushion 53 · · Skin 54 · · Bracket 5 .. First piece 56 .. Second piece 57 .. Protrusion 60 .. Engaging recess 61 .. Engaging hole 62 .. Hole 63 .. Hole 71 .. Fixing screw 72 .. Fixing screw 73. Screw 74 ·· Fixing screw 81 · · Toilet bowl 82 · · Toilet seat 83 · · Water tank 84 · · Electrical component part P · · Height adjustment mechanism Q · · Length adjustment mechanism X · · Western toilet Z · · Assistance device

Claims (3)

A pair of left and right struts (1), (1) that are erected on both sides of the toilet bowl (81) in the width direction and whose height is adjustable, and the length can be adjusted. (1), the horizontal member (3) that connects the upper ends of (1), and the upper ends of the columns (1), (1) or both ends of the horizontal member (3). A toilet assistance device comprising a pair of left and right armrests (4), (4) attached in the extended state, and a backrest (5) attached to the horizontal member (3) . In claim 1,
A pair of left and right grounding having a straight shape in which the lower ends of each of the columns (1) and (1) are grounded and fixed in parallel to the front and rear direction of the toilet (81) on both sides in the width direction of the toilet (81) An assisting device for a toilet characterized by being fixed to the legs (2) and (2) so that the position of the grounding legs (2) and (2) can be adjusted in the axial direction. In claim 1 or 2,
The assisting device for toilets, wherein the backrest (5) is attached to the horizontal member (3) so as to be tiltable in the front-rear direction and to be position-adjustable in the width direction.

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